Scissor TypesUse & BenefitsShort Blade Hair ScissorsPopular for most hairdressing techniques and precision haircutting.Long Blade Hair ScissorsPopular for most barbering techniques including scissor over comb.Texturizing Thinning Scissors The most common thinning shears that usually includes 30 to 4 …

Held training class at Aveda Institute Maine for 29 new cosmetology students discussing the importance of maintaining you professional hair cutting scissors. Topics included fitting your professional shear sets, proper oiling, how to adjust the tension correctly and testing for sharpness.& …

All hair scissors are made with stainless steel that is manufactured in either Japan, Korea, Germany, Taiwan, China, India or Pakistan. Hair scissors with steel from made in Japan is regarded as the best scissor steel in the world. Korean, Taiwanese, and Chinese steels are good, but tend …

This really happened, just now..I stopped in a salon to introduce myself..Hi my name is Scott, I'm a professional sharpener, is there anything I can help you with? ( directly to the salon manager) The customer standing in line said, "yes you should check her tools because everytime I come he …

A clean lubricated shear is a happy shear...Routine oiling and cleaning will allow your shear to operate and cut correctly, as a long time shear sharpener and brand owner, (Shear Fanatic Shears) I see frustration from stylists regarding underperforming shears. In 60% of the time, I will take apa …

Whenever buying a quality shear you ALWAYS want to make sure that they have the following features:That they are forged ....not castThat the handles are made separately from the blades and hand welded togetherThat they are made from 440-A or higher Hitachi Japanese steelThat they have convex blades …